Lee Man-hee (이만희)

A Shakespearian tale of tragedy and tears has some redemption

2007/08/15 | Source | Permalink |

In Shakespeare's "All's Well that Ends Well", the playwright wrote, "Praising what is lost makes the remembrance dear".
Mun Suk, 53, has just published a book in the same vein. Titled "The Last Year" it honors the memory of her lost love, Lee Man-hee (1931-1975).
Mun was a leading actress in Korea during the 1970s, starring in "A Road to Sampo" (1975) and "A Girl Who Looks Like the Sun" (1975), both of which were directed by Lee.
Lee directed numerous movies during the golden age of Korean cinema in the 60s and 70s, such as "Marine Corps Who Never Return" (1963), starring Jang Dong-hwi and Choi Moo-ryong, that examined the brutality of the Korean War and the sorrow that followed.
"The Wild Flowers in the Battle Field" (1974), starring Shin Seong-il and Lee Young-ok, also depicts the tragedy of the Korean War and the violent struggle between the two divided nations, told through the eyes of a young boy.
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A Korean Master Rediscovered

2007/07/24 | Source | Permalink |

While YU Hyun-mok, SHIN Sang-ok and KIM Ki-young are among the most venerated directors of the Golden Age of Korean cinema (mid 1950's to late '60's), new retrospectives and restoration projects are adding the names of other worthy directors to the pantheon. The 2005 Pusan International Film Festival showcased the films of LEE Man-hee, bringing him to the fore as a major Korean cinematic artist. This year's Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) presented four singular features by another talented artist in Korean film, director LEE Bong-rae.

The retrospective program, entitled LEE Bong Rae: Journal of the Ordinary, selected four representative films from the over 30 features LEE directed during the span of his career. Included was his most famous work, A Petty Middle Manager, produced in 1961. It is LEE's first comedy, after establishing himself and fine-tuning his craft directing polished melodramas. The film gained popular success and critical acclaim for its b...| More

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Domestic Movies With English Subtitles

2006/05/11 | Source | Permalink |

Retrospective of Lee Man-hee

Korean Film Archive

From today through May 30

A retrospective of the nation's renowned director Lee Man-hee (1931-1975) featuring 22 films by Lee, who made 51 movies in 15 years. Titled "Homage to Lee Man-hee: the Genius Filmmaker". Regarded as having led the nation's golden age of cinema, Lee produced films in various genres from an action, melodrama, thriller and even horror. Among the 22 films, nine movies will be screened with English subtitles including "Black Hair" (1964), "Break the Chain" (1971), "The Devil's Stairway" (1964), "Holiday" (1968), "The Marines Who Didn't Come Back" (1963) and "A Road to Return" (1967). The opening ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. followed by the screening of "Holiday". Tickets for each screening are 2,000 won. The Korean Film Archive is located in the Seoul Arts Center, near exit 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal Station on subway line 3. For more information, call (02) 521-2101 or visit http://www.koreafilm.or.kr


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Film archive puts vintage flicks back on screen

2006/01/07 | Source | Permalink |

January 07, 2006 ㅡ If your taste of films requires the adjectives classic, vintage, historical or retro, you might want to consider jotting down the news from the Korean Film Archive.
The institute, which as its name suggests catalogues Korean movies, has been offering its "Relay of Classic Korean Films" since the beginning of the year among the films, a festival of films shot since 1964. Unfortunately, if you can't speak Korean, you can stop reading here: there will be no English subtitles.
Since last February, the archive had been screening classic Korean films dating back to 1946, including Choi In-gyu's "Hurrah for Freedom" and Sin Sang-ok's "Red Scarf".
In January, a total of 16 films shot during 1964 will be screened at the institute, including "Princess Snow White" by Min Je and "The Devil's Stairway" by Lee Man-hee.
Among the films is "Desire in the Cave", playing on the 10th, a controversial film dealing with a woman's carnal desire.
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Info Plus: Pusan International Film Festival

2005/10/07 | Source | Permalink |

Time for our weekly look at Korea's cultural scene.
This week, we're devoting this segment to one of Asia's largest film events, the Pusan International Film Festival.
Son Hee-kyung is here for that.

AHN CHAK-HEE, ANCHOR: Welcome Hee-kyung.

SON HEE-KYUNG, REPORTER: Good to be back. As I told you last week, I have a full report on the 10th Pusan International Film Festival, or PIFF, which kicked off in Korea's second-largest city, on Thursday. Local politicians and VIPs from home and abroad gathered on Friday, to commemorate the official launch of the project to build a film center for the festival in Busan. During the ceremony, organizers explained about the development of the PIFF Center, adding that it will be constructed by 2008.

AHN CHAK-HEE, ANCHOR: You were just there so tell us what the mood was like.

SON HEE-KYUNG, REPORTER: Well, it was VERY festive in Busan. First of all, thousands of people came to the opening ceremony to catch a glimpse of their favorite movie...| More

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